i've been contemplating meditation lately. not so much weighing out the pros and cons, seeing as how there are no cons that I am aware of, but considering the commitment... finding a starting point and fully dedicating myself to that moment each day. probably in the morning before the chaos of life rolls in, in the form of a rousing two year old. i even had my yoga instructor privately guide me through a meditation during our last practice. it was elevating and soothing and wonderful. "i want this every day," i told her. so what a coin-ki-dink that i should run across the following in my latest issue of self magazine. i really look forward to their last-page tidbits.
we talk about the time we spend sitting, thinking and breathing in a guilty way. as if the absence of action implies a lack of accomplishment. but doing nothing is doing something. by emptying your head of your usual to-dos, you create space for new ideas and experiences. your mission this month: be still. you'll build the launch pad for your next adventure.
i'm pretty sure this was a sign. hello morning mediation!
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11.15.2011
6.29.2011
relevant.
i love the daily love. it speaks to me. as if the writers have a direct tap to my internal journal (ha! "internal journal". i'm a poet and didn't no it.) and today's post was no different. it was like a gong banging on my computer screen... to the tune of a negative co-worker. and i figure, what's relevant for me might just be relevant for someone else too. so here it is:
Those that challenge you the most are also your greatest teachers. Thank them, for they are the ones that call you to live your highest potential.
They are the opportunity for you to face yourself, your fears and those parts of you that you don’t like, for they will expose it.
They are the opportunity to see how you stop loving and to love bigger.
They invite you to live the books, your prayers and your spirituality.
Often when we are faced with a challenging individual, we get angry. We might defend our point, want to fight, be righteous, judge or collapse in fear.
Most of all those that challenge us, give us the opportunity to love.
But we must first shift our perception, how we view the situation and that person.
Here are some steps:
1 -Shift: See that person/situation as a gift. They are the opportunity for you to grow and love more.
2 – Let go: Give up being right and commit to being FREE. Nothing/No one is worth your happiness or peace. Life is way too short.
3 – Realize: They are reflecting something for you to see, a part of yourself that you need to own, an old wound that you get to heal and let go.
4 – Responsibility: Take the focus off of them, take responsibility and learn your lesson. Embrace it. Graduate from the experience and move on.
5 - Release: Accept the person exactly as they are. Perhaps that might mean you will need to let them go from your life or shift the dynamics of your relationship. Stop fighting what they are.
6 – Communicate: Either communicate with them directly if appropriate or simply bless them and let them go within your own heart. Since everything is energy and we are all interconnected, the good vibes that you send that person will affect them.
7 – Appreciate: Acknowledge your growth and learning. Focus on what you received, and the person you became as a result, rather than what was taken.
Remember: When someone attacks you, they are in a lot of pain. And even though it is directed at you, it most often isn’t about you. It isn’t personal, even though it seems that way and they might even feel that way.
You can choose to fight fire with fire, but this only creates more devastation. When someone attacks you, they want to engage you in a fight. If you attack back, you are now caught up in a vicious cycle.
Even if you win the fight… no one really wins. Let go. Focus on freedom and resolution.
It takes two people to fight. When you don’t engage the attack energy, soon your adversary will be left fighting with her/himself. Then the energy will dissipate.
If you drop to the level of your “attacker”, you perpetuate the cycle of endless negativity. Your “attacker” will try to use your energy to keep a war going. But if you don’t engage, then there is no resistance. They will have no fuel to keep fighting you with.
If someone gives you a gift, but you decline to accept it, to whom does the gift belong? It still belongs to the other person!
Rise above it. Disengage. Step to the side. Redirect. Live your freedom.
-- Kute Blackson
Preach on, Daily Love!
Those that challenge you the most are also your greatest teachers. Thank them, for they are the ones that call you to live your highest potential.
They are the opportunity for you to face yourself, your fears and those parts of you that you don’t like, for they will expose it.
They are the opportunity to see how you stop loving and to love bigger.
They invite you to live the books, your prayers and your spirituality.
Often when we are faced with a challenging individual, we get angry. We might defend our point, want to fight, be righteous, judge or collapse in fear.
Most of all those that challenge us, give us the opportunity to love.
But we must first shift our perception, how we view the situation and that person.
Here are some steps:
1 -Shift: See that person/situation as a gift. They are the opportunity for you to grow and love more.
2 – Let go: Give up being right and commit to being FREE. Nothing/No one is worth your happiness or peace. Life is way too short.
3 – Realize: They are reflecting something for you to see, a part of yourself that you need to own, an old wound that you get to heal and let go.
4 – Responsibility: Take the focus off of them, take responsibility and learn your lesson. Embrace it. Graduate from the experience and move on.
5 - Release: Accept the person exactly as they are. Perhaps that might mean you will need to let them go from your life or shift the dynamics of your relationship. Stop fighting what they are.
6 – Communicate: Either communicate with them directly if appropriate or simply bless them and let them go within your own heart. Since everything is energy and we are all interconnected, the good vibes that you send that person will affect them.
7 – Appreciate: Acknowledge your growth and learning. Focus on what you received, and the person you became as a result, rather than what was taken.
Remember: When someone attacks you, they are in a lot of pain. And even though it is directed at you, it most often isn’t about you. It isn’t personal, even though it seems that way and they might even feel that way.
You can choose to fight fire with fire, but this only creates more devastation. When someone attacks you, they want to engage you in a fight. If you attack back, you are now caught up in a vicious cycle.
Even if you win the fight… no one really wins. Let go. Focus on freedom and resolution.
It takes two people to fight. When you don’t engage the attack energy, soon your adversary will be left fighting with her/himself. Then the energy will dissipate.
If you drop to the level of your “attacker”, you perpetuate the cycle of endless negativity. Your “attacker” will try to use your energy to keep a war going. But if you don’t engage, then there is no resistance. They will have no fuel to keep fighting you with.
If someone gives you a gift, but you decline to accept it, to whom does the gift belong? It still belongs to the other person!
Rise above it. Disengage. Step to the side. Redirect. Live your freedom.
-- Kute Blackson
Preach on, Daily Love!
12.06.2010
break free
when you're in the thick of it all,
it can be easy to lose sight of what's
important. (remember what they
say about not seeing the forest
for the trees!) so here's a bright idea:
rather than feel crowded by your
obligations, take a deep breath
(or 10), clear a space for yourself and
focus on what truly matters. you're
happy. you're healthy. and you're
loved. everything else is just details.
compliments of the december issue of Self magazine
it can be easy to lose sight of what's
important. (remember what they
say about not seeing the forest
for the trees!) so here's a bright idea:
rather than feel crowded by your
obligations, take a deep breath
(or 10), clear a space for yourself and
focus on what truly matters. you're
happy. you're healthy. and you're
loved. everything else is just details.
compliments of the december issue of Self magazine
11.19.2010
People think a soulmate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that’s holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life. A true soul mate is probably the most important person you’ll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever. Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then they leave.
And thank God for it.
- Richard from the book Eat, Pray, Love
And thank God for it.
- Richard from the book Eat, Pray, Love
8.18.2010
6.15.2010
1.21.2010
RE -/'re/
prefix: again, anew
as in REVITALIZE, to give new life
to familiar favorites; as in
REARRANGE, to put elements into
a fresh and appealing order; as
in RENEW, to restore or renovate
with an updated approach; as in
REFRESH, to review and perfect
essential skills; as in REVIVE,
to flourish again, to enliven
as in REVITALIZE, to give new life
to familiar favorites; as in
REARRANGE, to put elements into
a fresh and appealing order; as
in RENEW, to restore or renovate
with an updated approach; as in
REFRESH, to review and perfect
essential skills; as in REVIVE,
to flourish again, to enliven
1.04.2010
an email i received today...
See how many you can answer on the following quiz:
1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America pageant.
4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.
5. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.
How did you do?
Chances are, not so great.
The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday.
These are no second-rate achievers.
They are the best in their fields.
But the applause dies..
Awards tarnish..
Achievements are forgotten...
And accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.
Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:
1. List two teachers who aided your journey through school.
2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.
3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.
4. Think of one person who has made you feel appreciated and special recently.
5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.
Easier?
The lesson:
The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials... the most money... or the most awards.
They simply are the ones who care the most.
1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America pageant.
4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.
5. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.
How did you do?
Chances are, not so great.
The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday.
These are no second-rate achievers.
They are the best in their fields.
But the applause dies..
Awards tarnish..
Achievements are forgotten...
And accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.
Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:
1. List two teachers who aided your journey through school.
2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.
3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.
4. Think of one person who has made you feel appreciated and special recently.
5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.
Easier?
The lesson:
The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials... the most money... or the most awards.
They simply are the ones who care the most.
2.13.2009
a stolen treasure
I found this little gem posted in the mix of my best friend's blog and although i've never enjoyed the craft of thievery, here I am, stealing it. Hope she doesn't mind. :)
if i had my life to live over, i'd try to make more mistakes next time. i would relax. i would limber up. i'd be sillier than i have been on this trip. i know a very few things i would take seriously. i would be less hygienic. i would take more chances. i would take more trips. i would climb more mountains, swim more rivers, and watch more sunsets. i would burn more gasoline and eat more ice cream and less beans. i would have actual troubles, and fewer imaginary ones. you see i'm one of those people who lives sensibly and sanely day after day.
oh, i've had my moments, and if i had my life to live over i'd have more of them. in fact, i'd have nothing else. just moments one after another instead of living so many years ahead each day. i've been one of those people who never goes anywhere without a thermometer, hot water bottle, rain coat and parachute.
if i had my life to live over i'd go places and do things and travel lighter than i have. if i have my life to live over i would start barefoot earlier in the spring and stay that way later in the fall. i would play hooky more. i wouldn't make such good grades, except by accident. i'd ride more merry-go-rounds. i'd pick more daisies.
-nadine stair, age 85
if i had my life to live over, i'd try to make more mistakes next time. i would relax. i would limber up. i'd be sillier than i have been on this trip. i know a very few things i would take seriously. i would be less hygienic. i would take more chances. i would take more trips. i would climb more mountains, swim more rivers, and watch more sunsets. i would burn more gasoline and eat more ice cream and less beans. i would have actual troubles, and fewer imaginary ones. you see i'm one of those people who lives sensibly and sanely day after day.
oh, i've had my moments, and if i had my life to live over i'd have more of them. in fact, i'd have nothing else. just moments one after another instead of living so many years ahead each day. i've been one of those people who never goes anywhere without a thermometer, hot water bottle, rain coat and parachute.
if i had my life to live over i'd go places and do things and travel lighter than i have. if i have my life to live over i would start barefoot earlier in the spring and stay that way later in the fall. i would play hooky more. i wouldn't make such good grades, except by accident. i'd ride more merry-go-rounds. i'd pick more daisies.
-nadine stair, age 85
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